Scroll down for an animated audio where Leonard is reading
and life readings
- In my heart
- Patience
- I am an incurable romantic
- I have walked alone
(the transcripts are exactly like they are in the books of poetry)
You and I (Warmed by Love + A Lifetime of Love)
In my heart
Is the seed of a tree
Which will be me
Nourished by understanding
Warmed by friends
Matured by wisdom
Tempered by tears...
... ... ... ...
PATIENCE... (Warmed by Love)
The seasons pass,
The seed sprouts.
The young branches begin to form,
To reach out for new experiences,
New contacts,
To test their strength
In the wind.
To examine their size and shape
As a child discovers
Its own hands and feet.
Speed is glory.
Speed is fame and fortune.
Speed is a gold medal.
Speed is honor.
Speed is success.
Speed is a thief.
Some will rush about in preparation.
Some will struggle through the gate.
Some climb to be at the highest place.
And yet,
we shall all be born,
All will move about
In time And space.
Life comes and goes.
Laughter of the past
Rings through empty hallways.
The seasoning is bitter sweet.
Searching for me,
I wander
Through a house of mirrors.
I see a myriad of images,
But none are mine.
Only distorted reflections
Of a stranger.
Someone I've met
But don't really know.
I cry out my name,
But the hollow echo that responds
Tells me I must wait.
It is not yet time.
I am not alone.
There are times when I think I am,
Feel like I am
Alone and lost.
But as the river bends,
And the drifting traveler
Sees the unfolding of new vistas,
New Horizons,
New landmarks,
I find a new communion
With the turn of time,
A new sense of
Universal connection.
And then ...
One day in the spring of my life
The buds and the blossoms appear
I am alive
I am here
I have joined the earth
Like a tidepool ... Filled by mist
And the great waves.
Giving of myself To the air and the earth,
Living at peace
With the sun and moon.
Cousin to the fog and rain.
The melody is simple
and the words are sweet.
I have walked alone (Warmed by Love)
I have walked alone
Seeking answers
I have lived alone
Chasing dreams
I have tried
To prove my worth
To worthless judges
I have cried my pain
In silent screams
I have been
Sometimes served
A touch of kindness
I have wandered
In golden fields
Of Grace
I have been
Released by honest
Laughter
I have touched
The Western Wall
Of the Holy place.
I have soared
Alone
Above the cloud heads
I have walked The deep dark
Tunnels of earth
I have dines With mystics
And with prophets
I have heard The pain of woman
Giving birth
I have been
Sought after
As a teacher
I have been
Refused
The laurel wreath
I have heard
The thunder blast
Of sunrise
I have watched The final touch
Of death
I have played
The rules
set by the master
Though often I didn't
Understand the game
I have worn
More masks than
I remember
I have been
A face without
A name
And when
Like you
I ask
The final question
Who on earth
Am I supposed
To be?
I always
Come full circle
To the answer
Me
Only me
Always me . . .
I am an incurable romantic(A Lifetime of Love)
I am an incurable romantic
I believe in hope, dreams and decency
I believe in love,
Tenderness and kindness.
I believe in mankind.
I believe in goodness,
Mercy and charity
I believe in a universal spirit
I believe in casting bread Upon the waters.
I am awed by the snow-capped mountains By the vastness of oceans.
I am moved by a couple
Of any age – holding hands
As they walk through city streets.
A living creature in pain
Makes me shudder with sorrow
A seagull’s cry fills me
With a sense of mystery.
A river or stream
Can move me to tears
A lake nestling in a valley
Can bring me peace.
